Release Number 6498-13

January 18, 2013

CFTC Extending Review Period on a Request from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. to Adopt New Chapter 10 (“Regulatory Reporting of Swap Data”) and New Rule 1001 (“Regulatory Reporting of Swap Data”) of CME’s Rulebook

Washington, DC – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is extending the time period for which it is reviewing a request from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) for approval of a rule (Rule 1001) submitted pursuant to section 40.5 of the Commission’s regulations.  The proposed rule raises novel or complex issues that the Commission has determined require additional time to review. The review period is being extended 45 days to expire on March 6, 2013.

Last Updated: January 18, 2013